Washing-machine



(No Model.)

R. ORFORD.

WASHING MACHINE.

No. 330,848. Patented Nov. 1'?, 1.88512 ...vnllllnlllll L M... 5

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WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 330,848, dated November 17, 1885.

)Application led July 24, 1885. Serial Iglo. 172,547. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, RICHARD ORFCRD, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Joseph, in the county of Berrien and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing-Machines; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and gures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section. is a perspective view of the removable inner frame and the oscillating frame, showing the bearings detached from the main frame; and Fig. 4 is a perspective View of a portion of the main frame.

An important desideratum in lthis class of machines is to apply to the clothes being treated a sufficient and varying pressure, and to do this conveniently is a feature of the invention.

Referring to the drawings, A designates the tub or main frame, of semicircular form, supported on legs a, and having vertical side standards, A. These standards A have uponl their inner sides vertical recesses a', in which are preferably fitted castings a2, having at their lower ends journal-bearings a3, which receive the gudgeons or journals d of the oscillating frame D. This latter frame or rubber D is composed of the ordinary corrugated slats and end pieces, is of a form corresponding to that of the tub, and is provided with an operatinghandle, as D.

B designates a'frame composed of end pieces held in rigid relation to each other by crossarnis, two of which are arranged in the upper portion, and are marked x w.

Journaled upon the pins b3, located upon each end of the presser-frame B, are rollers b, and these rollers operate loosely in the recesses a in the standards A', as seen in Fig. 2, and serve to allow vertical motion in the said slots, at the same time holding the frame B against partaking of the reciprocating motions of the rubber.

Upon either side of the frame B is secured Fig. 3.-

a bracket, B, at the lower end of which is a saddle, b2, which, when the frame B is at its lowest point, rests upon the gudgeons d, as seen in Figs. 2 and 3.

J ournaled in the end pieces of the frame B, and located between such end pieces, are corrugated rollers C, the shafts of which are shown at e, and these rollers arearranged in the arc of a circle corresponding to ythat described by the rubber and tub.

In my construction I deem it important that the rollers G are journaled in bearings which are stationary in so far as the reciprocations of the rubber are concerned, but movable vertically with the frame B.

I attach importance to the saddles b2 and their supports for maintaining a propenrelation between the rubber and the rollers, absolutely precluding the possibility of their coming in contact when in use, but allowing the rollers to ride over an accumulation of clothes whenever necessary.

I attachimportance to the fact that the rubber oscillates between the tub and the rollers, and that pressure exerted upon the frame B with one hand of the operator serves, through the saddles b2, to hold the rubber-journals d in the lower portion of the recesses a as the said rubber is operated by the other hand. In my device one of the rubbing-surfaces-that ofthe rollers-occupies but a small portion of the area of the tub, allowing the operator to frequently and easily handle the clothes being treated, allowing clothes to be taken out and put in without disturbing the frame B. When the rubber is removed from the tub, the frame Bis removed with it. The clothes are notallowed to come in contact with the journals.

I am aware of Patent No. 66,686, in which the rollers are journaled in the rubber-frame and the tub has a corrugated bottom. I am also aware of Patent No. 165,598, in which a flexible rubber operates between the tub and a movable frame; but in such construction the clothes being operated upon are not open to the free vision or manipulation of the operator, and the features of importance'in my construction-wiz. rollers C, bracket B, rollers b, and saddles bZ-are absent. My rubber has an oblique handle, D', which extends over adjacent to the bars a' x of the frame B, allowing the operator to nicely adjust the pressure IOO while operating the rubber. The bracket B", having the pins b3 and saddle b2, is a single casting.

What I claim as new is- 1. In combination with the main frame or tub A, having standards A with recesses a', the presser-frame B, having rollers C and friction-roller b, and the rubber D, having oblique handle D, and gudgeons d, operating in the said recesses a', to oscillate between the presser-frame and tub, as set forth.

2. In a washing-machine, substantially as described, the combination, with the tub A, having castings a2, and the rubber D, having gudgeons d, of the presser-frame B, having to the frame B, and having rollers b upon said 2o pins b3, in combination with the tub A, having recesses a, and the rubber D, having gudgeons d, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RICHARD ORFORD.

Witnesses: v l

LEE S. WILLsoN, WVM. S. HOWARD. 

